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DW Coaching Sessions
Marsport's coaching services are on call to improve your technique and get you paddling smoother and faster |
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DW Blogs
Follow the trials and tribulations of our favourite paddlers as they prepare for the next Devizes to Westminster canoe race |
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Training - on the water
Whether you're a top level athlete or a mere mortal beginner, these suggested training plans will get you started |
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Training off the water
Core stability, warm ups, stretching, gym work and more
Everything you need to get fit when you can't get to the river |
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Nutritional Advice
All you need to know about food and drink for training and competing, before, during and after the race |
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Planning your timing
Download our journey planner and input your times to predict your arrival at your support crews checkpoints. |
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Psychology & motivation
Trouble getting out of bed? Notes on keeping motivated and focused on the long build up to the race. |
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First Aid and repairs
First Aid Prevention, Cure
and continuation afterwards,
for paddlers, supporters, boats and kit. |
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Clothing
How to choose your race clothing - wool or man made? Waterproofs or not? Read all here |
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The art of portaging
There are 76 of them, so the smoother you refine this, the faster you'll be overall. Watch how the experts do it. |
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Boat and paddle choice
How to make those difficult choices of which boat and which paddle to optimise your performance |
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Paddling technique
We could talk for months on this, but here's a few key points to keep you on the track during your training |
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